Lauren Holt Jackson

Friday, August 3, 2012

Well, this has been my week.

Working nights at harborview in the summer is always a fun time. Trauma trauma trauma!

But actually it has been a really great week. Turns out I was the only person in the OR on Wednesday who knew what the difference between a racewalk and a run is (toe and heel must be touching the ground at the same time.) Thank you third grade spring sports day. I actually placed in the city wide competition for racewalk!

And now that I'm in my last year of residency (omg. Like OMG!) the attendings give me a pretty long leash. Which is fun and, um, terrifying all at once. But mostly fun.

And best of all this week, the lovely Blue Angels have been practicing their jetting around the seattle skies. Daily. LOUDLY. While I am sleeping. Praise sweet baby Jesus for earplugs.

This weekend my friends mike and Eileen are coming to town for 9 days. And my friend pavan. I am so excited!

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Monday, October 18, 2010

I got a new iphone app that will make your pics look old fashioned. This is Alki Beach in seattle.

This is Pine St. in Capitol Hill. Its hard to tell in this picture, but that sign says P Town which is what my friends always call Paducah! Its actually Stumptown coffee but the way the words are wrapped around the sign, it says Ptown on this side.

A beautiful view of Mt. Ranier from Mt Si, which I hiked two days ago. See more details below.

The Jackson ladies in front of the Jackson grocery!

As part of my late birthday celebration my friend Sapna and I went out on the town all dressed up with mustaches on. The funniest part is that hardly anyone in Capitol Hill gave us a second look. I guess they are used to that sort of thing around here.

Sunday I hiked Mt Si, its one of the more popular hikes close to Seattle. It had a beautiful view of Mt Rainier, I wish it showed up better in this picture. However, the hike down was quite strange. Apparently it is very popular to hike up a trail and run down. I was almost run over several times by large groups that sounded as loud as a pack of horses stomping down the mountain.

Some people were feeding the birds and I was snapping pictures. I got this one pretty much by accident. Its quite possible my favorite picture that I've ever taken.

Saturday, August 28, 2010

Elana, Abby and me on a walk by the water after an afternoon of climbing.

Lily pads!

Abby on the beach

Golden Gardens park, one of my favorite beaches in Seattle.

Having fun out and about downtown for happy hour.

Hiked up a trail by Rattlessnake Lake on my day off last week.

My bike got new brakes, the small ones in the middle.

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Abby's visit to Seattle

Three days, two beaches. We got in the water up to our hips.... Ummm FREEZING. This is alki beach in west Seattle.

Bainbridge Island

We took a ferry to Bainbridge island. Which was great fun until we had to wait in traffic for two hours to get on the return ferry. But we did get to touch sea anemones!

Abby might not go back to dc

My bike got new brakes and handlebar tape. Isn't it looking spiffy?

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Location:Seattle

Friday, June 11, 2010

Some random pics. Me and Brett in Seattle at GasWorks Park. Me and Katie Martin in Costa Rica at a waterfall we hiked to.

Lindsay Sears Irving's wedding in Memphis.

Amber and I at the Gay Pride parade in downtown SLC.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Lake Powell

The weekend before last I went to Lake Powell in southern Utah/northern Arizona with some friends. We camped in the desert and hiked in some areas around the lake. After the damn that builds the lake, the Colorado River makes almost a 360 degree turn! This is our group where we hiked to a lookout.

Brett is teaching me some camera skills, he has lots of cool lenses and photo skills. We are in a slot canyon. Certain times of the year this is filled with water!